Recording with Reaper for Songwriters I’m back at Songsalive! Orange County for another workshop. Rather than technology tools or social media and promotional strategies, I’m going to cover how to record yourself using Reaper – the popular DAW from Cockos. My goal toward the end of last year was to work on the professionalism on […]

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We could also title this: The journey from America’s Mayor to spittle-dripping, frothy-mouthed, ignorant conspiracy-theory uttering village idiot. Or, perhaps just a planned liar. Giuliani’s Tweet Back on Nov 30th, Rudy Giuliani tweeted (an untruthful one at that) about the Mueller investigation and Trump leaving for the G-20 summit. Inadvertently, he did not include a […]

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I’m Confident That’s what people tell me anyway. I’ve got them all fooled! 😉 The truth is, I am confident in certain, very noticeable, areas – performing live (at times), speaking in public, running meetings, meeting with clients, and writing & publishing content. I’m often far less confident in others. Because my confidence is in […]

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This is like the frequent, semi-committed, YouTuber who starts every video with, “It’s been awhile since I posted, let me catch you up…” Although, truth is, I haven’t been on hiatus or gone… I’ve been right here. Well, sometimes I’ve been over there. But, rest-assured, I’ve been somewhere and plan to be somewhere for as […]

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How a cowgirl and broken-hearted crush wrote a song She’s thinkin’, as he’s leavin’ “Ain’t it somethin’ this relief I’m feeling” There ain’t no broken heart in sight So she saddles up for a midnight ride Hoof-beats match her heart beat stride for stride Her life gets a little clearer tonight Back in 2007/2008 I […]

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FAR-West Conference 2018 This weekend I will be attending the FAR-West conference in Woodland Hills, CA. A couple two or three hundred musicians, songwriters, venue owners, promoters, etc. While Folk music figures prominently, Folk is/has, like most musical genres, experienced a broadening over the past several years – including more blues, rock, country, and even […]

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God! I hope the title is good enough click-bait. Disclaimer: I’m not running this by an editor. Spelling, grammar, and usage may all be subject. But, if that is your takeaway, well… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This is NOT about Kavanaugh & Ford This isn’t about the Supreme Court nomination hearings. Politically-focused responses about that are going to […]

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Later today I’m speaking to a business networking meeting – giving my presentation, The Entrepreneurial Careerist. It covers highly proactive attitudes and strategies for professional growth. Here is the event announcement on LinkedIn. They asked me to provide a handout with a bio. I didn’t like what I had. Because many of my speaking engagements […]

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The alliteration above; sorry, that’s what I got! I normally try to hit the gym between 5:00am and 6:00am. But, due to the “stuff of life”, I couldn’t yesterday. There are “things” to attend to. And those things took longer than I had planned with less resolution than I desired. Note: I’m being intentionally vague […]

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I always wanted to write. My mother would say it is because I could not shut up! Admittedly, I’ve always had a glut of words tumbling out of me. I’ve told this story before but many years ago I spoke at a business event. My mom had been invited and was sitting at the head […]